Category Archives: Arts & Crafts

It’s time to decorate for Christmas. Since we have a log cabin, I like to keep the exterior decorations simple — keeping with the style of the home. The last few years, I have settled into a pattern of making … Read the rest

There are a lot of local artists in Union County (see Union Co. Arts Cooperative) but Pat and Bill Clapsaddle are two that I particularly admire. Some of you may already know Pat as an accomplished ceramic artist, but … Read the rest

Sadly, morel mushroom hunting season is over for this year. But if you still have the bug for mushroom hunting, then here is something to try – growing your own! Our friends Paul and Amy, in NE Ohio do this … Read the rest

Last weekend, the International Quilt Show was held in Cincinnati and a group of women from Sharps Chapel joined a bus tour and headed north to check it out. I was in Dayton at the time and arranged to meet … Read the rest

Yesterday, Jim and I made this gingerbread house. I used this silicon gingerbread house mold I found on the internet to bake the gingerbread. It was in the shape of a log cabin, although you would never know it by … Read the rest

Bonnie, do you recognize this vase? I bought it a couple of weeks ago at your church’s Attic Treasures tag sale for 25 cents! Despite its few little chips, which you can’t see when it is fulfilling its destiny, it … Read the rest